The Challenge Two Alphas,One Girl

Chapter 10: Showering with a Seven-Foot Alpha

Friday’s POV

 The massages were heavenly. Afterwards, Thaddeus watched me get my nails done, manicure and pedicure. I had never had either one done before. I felt so brand new and sparkly leaving the spa. I remembered how Fallon called pampered people shiny people. He would say you could always spot the shiny people. I had been dull my whole life until now. 

 Thaddeus and I ate lunch at a restaurant in the heart of the down. It was called Wolfish and served freshly caught seafood. Everything was delicious. I was sad to return to the pack house when we were done. I almost fell over when I spotted my parents, brothers and Maze waiting for me in the common living area on the ground floor. 

 “Congratulations, sweetheart,” said my Mother, standing up to give me an awkward hug. 

 That was the first time she had hugged me in my entire life. She had her dark wavy hair in a bun, her golden skin looked dull as though she were in poor health and her big brown eyes had bags underneath them. My Mom was usually referred to as a beauty but her alcoholism had caused this to deteriorate. My father ignored me. He had never wanted a daughter or “a fourth mouth to feed” as he usually called me. I saw Fang nudge him.

 “Congrats,” my father said.

 “On what?” I asked my parents.

 “On becoming Luna! We’re so proud,” said Mom. “First a Beta son and now a Luna daughter. We’ll have Alphas for grandchildren!”

 “Unless she only gives birth to girls,” my father grunted.

 Thaddeus was looking at my father warily. Maze stood up.

 “I wanted to meet your parents,” Maze said.

 I was confused. My father was the former Beta to his father who was the former Alpha.

 “Wouldn’t you have met them before?” I asked. I was not allowed in pack meetings but I knew Alphas and Betas and their families usually sustained close bonds or at least, they were civil.

 “I met your Dad a few times when he was Beta to my father but I only glimpsed your Mom. I never knew them as your parents,” Maze said. “I wanted to meet with them in that context.”

 Maze was always so formal.

 “Ok,” I said, smiling.

 Thaddeus said softly, “Today is my day.”

 “I’m aware of that but this is your potential Luna’s family,” said Maze.

 “From whom she is estranged,” said Thaddeus plainly.

 There was an intensely awkward silence.

 “And you don’t want to fix that?” Maze inquired.

 “Only if Friday wants to fix it. It depends on why they’re estranged and how they plan on treating her now,” Thaddeus said.

 “I know your father,” said my Dad suddenly to Thaddeus.

 Thaddeus seemed surprised.

 “He was always boasting about how you phased at only seventeen. Is that true?” Dad said.

 Fallon and Fargo gasped.

 “Yeah,” mumbled Thaddeus like it was nothing.

 “That’s remarkable,” said Dad. “You know Friday has no wolf, right?”

 Wow. Was my father trying to talk Thaddeus out of liking me?

 “Yeah, I know,” said Thaddeus.

 “She’s twenty,” Dad said. “Should have phased two years ago.”

 “I’m twenty-five,” Thaddeus said as though we were just going around the room calling out our ages.

 “What will your father think of a wolf-less Luna? He was so proud you phased so early. What will your Beta and Gamma think?” Dad said.

 “My father ran a town where there are humans, witches and vampires. My Beta already adores Friday. He thinks she’s adorable. My Gamma’s mate is completely human so I doubt she’ll be phasing anytime soon,” Thaddeus said.

 I found myself getting a little teary-eyed. I had never been defended like this by anyone.

 “What if your children come out wolf-less? The next Alpha can’t be wolf-less,” my father said matter-of-factly, not moved by Thaddeus’ defence of me.

 “I doubt that would happen but my children will be loved as they are. Children don’t exist to please their parents,” Thaddeus said, shrugging.

 I wanted to get on my knees and beg Thaddeus to claim me immediately but I had to act natural.

 “Um, this is so wonderful,” I said, matching my mother’s fake tone. “However, today is Thaddeus’ day so I think he has a lot of stuff he wants me to do.”

 “Not necessarily,” said Thaddeus simply. My eyes widened in shock. “Talk to your parents for a bit,” he said, bowing to me. He took my hand and kissed it.

 “There are strange bruises on my mate’s palm. Have you seen them Fang?” Said Thaddeus absentmindedly.

 Fang paled.

 “As a Beta, tell me, what do you think the punishment for harming the Luna should be?” Thaddeus asked innocently.

 “What if the person was not Luna at the time?” Said Fang, practically admitting his guilt.

 “Answer my initial question before you ask me a question, please,” said Thaddeus in mock friendliness.

 “The punishment should be whatever the Luna decides,” Fang said.

 That was clever. He knew I would not punish him as harshly as Thaddeus.

 “Luna, what should be the punishment for harming you?” Thaddeus asked.

 “Banishment,” I said, shocking myself. Fang looked horror-stricken.

 Whoa. Where had that come from? There was a weird feeling in me. Something protective and fierce was stirring inside of me.

 “The next person to harm the Luna even accidentally shall be banished,” pronounced Thaddeus, looking at Maze.

 Maze nodded in agreement. I wondered if Maze realised Fang had caused my bruises. I wondered if he cared.

 Thaddeus left me with my family and Maze. I sat in an armchair facing them. They were all together on a large couch. We stared at each other. Maze got up suddenly.

 “Friday, I’ll leave you to spend some time with them catching up,” he said.

 “Thanks, Maze,” I said smiling.

 My family members gasped at me calling the Alpha by his first name. My Dad was angry.

 “That’s your Alpha whether or not another Alpha wants to fuck you!” Yelled my father.

 I stared at him, disgusted. Who spoke to their own daughter like that?

 “Mr Fenestra!” Snapped Maze. “Are you out of your mind?”

 My father stiffened. “Sorry, Alpha, I was embarrassed by my daughter. She forgets herself. She was raised better than that. We taught her to respect her Alpha.”

 “And she has done that,” retorted Maze. “I asked her to call me by my first name.”

 My family looked completely besides themselves with shock.

 “Perhaps, this was a mistake,” said Maze softly.

 “No!” I said suddenly, eliciting a grumble from my father for disagreeing with the Alpha.

 “It’s ok, Maze,” I said, emphasising his name.

 He smiled slightly. I was so angry. I wanted to make my family squirm. I gathered all my courage. It would be humiliating if he did not react well but I thought I’d give it a shot. I copied how Thaddeus talked to me.

 “Wait, baby,” I said lovingly. “Don’t go just yet.”

 Maze halted in his tracks. He was staring at me like I was a lunatic. It was too late to back down now. I got up and wrapped my arms around him. I kissed his cheek.

 “I’ll be up in a little while, ok?” I said, feeling like a complete idiot.

 To my surprise, he put his arms around my waist. He seemed to be enjoying being this close to me. I could tell he was inhaling my scent. 

 “Ok,” he said softly, his eyes darkening. He hugged me tightly. He kissed the spot on my neck where I would be marked one day. Tingles ran through me. He sucked the spot. Was Maze out of his mind? He licked the spot and nibbled it. I felt a little unsteady. Maze put me back in my arm chair. He took one last look at me and then headed upstairs.

 My family just stared at me in total silence for several minutes. Eventually, I sighed and walked away from them. No one tried to stop me. They were all still dumbfounded. It was pretty satisfying to be honest.Chapter 12: Bedtime with a Beast

Warning: Chapter Contains Explicit Sexual Content 



 Chapter 12: Bedtime with a Beast



 Maze’s POV

 Friday had thrown me for a loop. I was still shaken when I ran up the stairs and went to my room. I could not get her scent out of my mind. The taste of her skin was addictive. It still bothered me that she was wolf-less. Either way, her father was totally nuts. Wolf-less or not, who would talk to their daughter like that? I felt a little sorry for Friday. Her life had really not been great and I was sure my rejection was the perfect unhappy ending. I had taken it back but I knew it was branded in her brain.

 I went to the dining room. Friday and Thaddeus were there. Friday pushed her food around her plate sullenly. She did not have the grace of a Luna. My inner wolf fought me. He wanted her. He wanted to be satiated. Marking and mating her were the only actions that would satisfy him. He and I both hated to lose and we felt like we were losing Friday to Thaddeus.

 Thaddeus was babying Friday as usual.

 “You ok, my little mate,” he said.

 “Yeah,” she mumbled. “My father is just…really…not a fan of me.”

 She smiled sadly. I could see there were tears in her eyes. I sighed.

 “Friday, you need to be strong. You will be a Luna regardless of how the challenge ends so you must be confident with or without the approval of others, even your family,” I said sternly.

 “That’s true,” agreed Thaddeus. “A bit heartless to say right now but true.”

 I rolled my eyes at that odd Alpha. He was like a boy with a school crush.

 “Friday, I think you are strong. You just don’t realise it yet. You lived your whole life with a difficult family. They disowned you for being wolf-less. You were banned from the pack house twice in the same day by the beta, your own brother, and the alpha, your own mate, who then proceeded to reject you. After all that, you still try to live each day with a little bit of hope. I think that’s strength,” Thaddeus said.

 Friday stared at him, then at me. “You both have really good ideas. You’ll both make great alphas in different ways.”

 “But what makes an alpha is not the same as what makes a mate,” she said thoughtfully. What did she mean by that?

 

 Friday’s POV

 Both Thaddeus and Maze were trying to help me pull myself together. Maze was stern and Thaddeus was soothing. Did I need tough love? I had never had any kind of love really? Did I need to be cherished? That was new to me as well.

 After dinner, Thaddeus insisted I come to his room. He said his day was not over until midnight. I obliged him although I was exhausted. 

 I stepped into his room. It was dark except for a single lit candle on the table. He had asked me to get ready for bed first. I had showered and put on a shimmery night gown, white with gold threads running through it. My hair was still damp. 

 Before I could say anything, Thaddeus moved like lightning, locking the door and pulling me under the covers and into his embrace. He kissed me roughly for the first time, his hands eager, roaming my body. I felt the moisture pool in my underwear. He trailed kisses down my body from my neck to my breasts. My nipples were erect and easily discernible under the thin fabric. He sucked one and nibbled on the other. I squirmed, trying not to moan, in case Maze heard and they ended up fighting.

 Thaddeus pushed my nightgown upwards to expose my tummy. He peppered it with kisses. He parted my legs and kissed my most sensitive area through the fabric. I was dripping and I knew he could tell by my smell and by how wet my underwear was. He smirked. He kissed my inner thighs, my calves, my ankles and my feet. I was trembling. He rolled so that I was on top of him and pulled me into a tight embrace, massaging my back with both of his hands. My legs straddled him. He sucked the place on my neck where his mark would be as he rocked me back and forth. He held my hands, our palms facing each other and our fingers interlaced, and guided me. I was sitting up now, straddling him. 

 “Ride a little bit, baby” he murmured encouragingly.

 I bit my lip. I moved my hips, rubbing myself against his huge erection. I could feel it through his boxers. He was wearing just a T-shirt and boxers. I reached for the hem of his T-shirt but he stopped me. He rolled over again, pinning me underneath him. I put my legs around his waist. My arms wrapped around his neck. He gripped my hips and started grinding against me. My core was soaking my underwear. I held all my groans in, just soft stifled whimpers escaping. I guess this was not technically mating but I felt like he was basically f*cking me. He was thrusting and grinding against me. I whimpered. He tore my nightgown to shreds. I screamed, unable to keep quiet anymore. My eyes glazed over. The pressure in my tummy was building. I was in nothing but my underwear. He sucked and nibbled my exposed nipples now, taking my breasts into his mouth, one after the other.

 His eyes darkened. He was letting his instinct take control. He reached for my underwear but I stopped him.

 “The rules,” I said weakly.

 He never let up grinding against me as he leant towards me, nose to nose. His voice was deep and lustful.

 “Don’t think I won’t fuck your pussy, Friday, if I feel like it! You’re mine!”

 That pushed me over the edge. My orgasm tore through me. I whimpered. Thaddeus groaned. He pulled his boxers down to reveal his huge throbbing member. He finished, ejaculating all over my tummy.

 “I wish that had been in your pussy or your mouth or your ass, pretty little Luna,” he said.

 I was too exhausted at first to reply. My eyelids were heavy.

 “It’s almost midnight,” he said. “Baby, I have to carry you back to your room. I’m sorry, we can’t wake up together until the challenge is over.”

 “I thought you didn’t care about the rules just now,” I said challenging him.

 He got a towel and wiped my belly clean.

 “We have to win the challenge so we can be together,” he said simply.

 “We have to win?” I asked incredulously.

 He took off his T-shirt and put it on me. It went almost down to my knees. He scooped me up and carried me to my room. When he got there, he placed me gently on my bed. It was quarter to midnight.

 “Seeing as you have my T-shirt, I want something,” he said. “Something that smells like you.”

 He removed my underwear. I let him this time. He took it back to his room, leaving me alone in my room. I tried desperately to calm myself. Thaddeus was going to be the death of me.Chapter 13: Lustful Longing

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